With endorsements like these...

[N7AAO]

Quote[/b] ]"I know few people enthused about John Kerry. His record is undistinguished, and where it stands out, mainly regrettable. He intuitively believes that if a problem exists, it is the government's job to fix it. He has far too much faith in international institutions, like the corrupt and feckless United Nations, in the tasks of global management. He got the Cold War wrong. He got the first Gulf War wrong. His campaign's constant and excruciating repositioning on the war against Saddam have been disconcerting, to say the least. I completely understand those who look at this man's record and deduce that he is simply unfit to fight a war for our survival. They have an important point--about what we know historically of his character and his judgment when this country has faced dire enemies. His scars from the Vietnam War lasted too long and have gone too deep to believe that he has clearly overcome the syndrome that fears American power rather than understands how to wield it for good." (Andrew Sullivan in The New Republic (http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=express&s=sullivan102604))

Quote[/b] ] "I remain totally unimpressed by John Kerry. Outside of his opposition to the death penalty, I've never seen him demonstrate any real political courage. His baby steps in the direction of reform liberalism during the 1990s were all followed by hasty retreats. His Senate vote against the 1991 Gulf War demonstrates an instinctive aversion to the use of American force, even when it's clearly justified. Kerry's major policy proposals in this campaign range from implausible to ill-conceived. He has no real idea what to do differently in Iraq. His health-care plan costs too much to be practical and conflicts with his commitment to reducing the deficit. At a personal level, he strikes me as the kind of windbag that can only emerge when a naturally pompous and self-regarding person marinates for two decades inside the U.S. Senate. If elected, Kerry would probably be a mediocre, unloved president on the order of Jimmy Carter." (Jacob Weisberg, Slate (http://slate.msn.com/id/2108714/))

'Nuff Said.

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[w5klb]

And let's remember that part of Kerry's plan for Iraq is to put 40,000 new troops on the ground after he is elected. And how will J(ane) F(onda) Kerry accomplish such a feat? If you guessed by a draft, put a gold star by your call sign for today. President Bush has claimed that their will be no draft on his watch.

[N7AAO]

Quote[/b] (w5klb @ Oct. 28 2004,11:33)]And let's remember that part of Kerry's plan for Iraq is to put 40,000 new troops on the ground after he is elected. And how will J(ane) F(onda) Kerry accomplish such a feat? If you guessed by a draft, put a gold star by your call sign for today. President Bush has claimed that their will be no draft on his watch.
How do I get a gold star? It didn't show up yet on my screen! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

By the way, I understand that a large number of current Armed Forces members are saying they won't re-enlist or will retire if Kerry gets elected... which means that he will have to replace them as well as get his 40,000 extra troops.

Maybe he can call the French!

[ai4ep]

Wasnt the FRENCH army going to invade CUBA once, but didnt have enough "men " that were willing to go ?

[KB5WX]

I didn't know the French had any " men " . http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[WB2WIK]

For sale: Official French Army M-16. Never used, dropped once.

[N7AAO]

Did ya hear about the new French tank? 5 speeds. 1 forward and 4 reverse. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[w3sy]

Buried in the above verbage is one of the reasons I will not vote for Democratic candidates -- They tend to oppose the death penalty.

I have long believed that the death penalty is an appropriate punishment for the most severe crimes against society -- Murder, rape, treason, etc....Once you are convicted of such a crime, you lose your right to live among us. To liberals, this might mean "life without parole." What a crock. As long as a convicted murderer is still breathing, there is SOME ACLU maggot out there trying to get him out of jail. Also, if you are under a "life without parole" sentence, you have NOTHING to lose --- You'd have no qualms about assaulting a guard, or maybe breaking out and killing again. What ELSE could they do to you, after all?

And if a prisoner really lives out his life sentence, who do you think foots the bill for housing and feeding this scum?

If it's been determined that a person will NEVER AGAIN see the light of day, and will NEVER be a contributing member of society as long as he lives, what's the point in keeping this vile garbage alive?

Guys like Kerry coddle criminals of this type, and can't bear to see them harmed. That disgusts me. Until Democrats come over to OUR side of the law, they'll never get my vote.

[KB5WX]

Hey Steve ,

Doesn't collaborating with the enemy constitute treason ? If so , I would like to know why the Dishonorable senator kerry , wasn't brought up on charges . Seems to me that meeting privately with enemy officials without the knowledge or consent of the government would be an act of treason . Most especially , if that certain person was still a member of the military when the meeting took place . I can see letting a private citizen get away with it , but not a naval officer . That in itself is reason enough for me to cast my vote for Bush .

[k4kyv]

Quote[/b] (AI4FP @ Oct. 28 2004,14:52)]I didn't know the French had any " men " .
If it weren't for the French, we might still be a colony of Britain. The only reason we won our War for Independence was because the French helped us both financially and militarily (not out of any great love for the Americans, mind you, but because this was one more strike at their arch-enemy at the time, Great Britain). At the same time, the war with France kept Britain too preoccupied to devote its full attention to American Colonies. Otherwise, Britain, the military superpower in that day, would have stomped us into the ground like a cockroach.

Thanks to the French, our Revolution was successful, but King Louis XVI bankrupted France in the process of helping us. As a result of the discontent within the population over his policies and the collapse of the nation's economy, the French people, inspired by the success of our revolution, pulled their own revolution and ousted (and beheaded) the King and his wife Marie Antoinette. Unfortunately, their revolution very quickly went sour and degenerated into a reign of terror that would probably rival Saddam's, and eventually led to strongman Napolean Bonaparte seizing power, and a long series of continuing warfare in Europe.

[w5klb]

And if it wasn't for America invading France to liberate them from Nazi Germany in WWII, they would probably be "goose stepping" today. Well, thanks France for the gratitude and helping us on the war on terror. Keep putting your heads in the sand and pretty soon you will be attacked also.

Keep those scandels going! The UN just LOVES those so you ought to fit right in.

[kl7aj]

Quote[/b] (AI4FP @ Oct. 28 2004,14:52)]I didn't know the French had any " men " . # #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Sure they do! Haven't you ever heard of Joan of Arc?

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Eric

[KG4ZQZ]

hey! i thought posts/threads of this tone belonged the 'ragchew' section?

signed,

Mr. Nit Pick

:-)

[K9STH]

This thread was started before Fred divided things up and it was "missed" when the political threads were moved.

As such, I am moving it!

Glen, K9STH
One of the QRZ.com moderators